The film's musical score is composed by Santhosh Narayanan, in his second collaboration with Nalan Kumarasamy after Soodhu Kavvum (2013).[1] Nalan insisted Santhosh to tone down the quirkiness, a unique aspect in his music, to set the tone stand apart from Soodhu Kavvum.[1][2] However, Santhosh experimented the film's music with instrumentation and harmonies for specific songs.[1] The soundtrack emphasizes use of folk, classical and orchestral genres.[1]
Release
The song "Ka Ka Ka Po" was released as a single on 8 February 2016 and became an instant hit upon release.[3][4] The entire album released on 22 February 2016 by Sony Music India which acquired the music rights.[5]
Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog stated the album as "passable soundtrack" and stated the songs "Paravai Parandhuchu" and "Bongu Kichan" are likeable.[6] S. Saraswathi of Rediff.com noted "Santosh's background score is just as intriguing as Nalan’s witty script with characters that touch your heart."[7]Baradwaj Rangan of The Hindu wrote "[Santhosh Narayanan] may be getting too tied down to a sound — lush, quirky, local — but at least it throbs with life."[8]Sify noted "Santhosh Narayanan elevates each and every scene with his soulful score."[9]
Kirubakar Purushothaman of India Today wrote "Except Ka Ka Po, Santhosh Narayanan's songs have perfectly blended with the film that you won't realise that a song has passed by. But the BGM for Sethupathi is bit disappointing, when compared to 'Sudden Delight', which he has composed for Nalan's debut film Soodhu Kavvum."[10] A reviewer from Cinema Express noted "Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum established Santhosh Narayanan as" someone who could make contrasting musical worlds coexist [...] the musician was on a roll".[11] Ashuthosh Mohan of Film Companion South listed it as one of the best albums which were quirky and appealing.[1] "Ka Ka Ka Po" was listed as one of the best Tamil songs of 2016.[12]
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